Monday, 25 April 2016

Aversa, Italy - "I was a stranger and you welcomed me" (Mt 25)

The Community of Sant'Egidio organized in Aversa on the anniversary of that small town, together with Caritas, a hotel management school, other local associations, a lunch with migrants and refugees.

In Aversa - but the same happens wherever a welcoming culture wins - the past and the present have met. As well Europe and Africa. Because, as Pope Francis said in his video message to the refugees of Astalli Center in Rome, "Every one of you who knock on our doors has the face of God. Treated as a burden, a problem, a cost, however you are a gift. Everyone of you can be a bridge between distant peoples".

This blog is referred to the activities of the Community of Sant'Egidio, a lay association of the Catholic Church, founded in Roma in 1968 by Andrea Riccardi and today active in 73 countries. Prayer, poor and peace are the commitment of more than 60.000 volounteer all over the world.

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The Community of Sant'Egidio is an international movement of lay people active in more than 70 countries throughout the world. It was founded in 1968 by Andrea Riccardi. Prayer, poor and peace are the centre of the voluntary free engagement of all the members.